[mythtv-users] NTSC USB tuners: which ones are out there?

[Devin Heitmueller]

> Thanks for your response, Devin. I actually still have my old MythTV system
> running, and it has a couple of old capture cards (PVR 150 being one) in it
> that can still record the stations in question. That's why I believe they
> are still--for who knows how much longer--broadcast in NTSC. I thought about
> buying the HDHR Prime when I was considering new hardware but went with the
> HDHR4-2US on the (faulty) assumption that stations I wished to bring in were
> broadcasting in clear QAM.

Ok, so they are still in NTSC then.  They won't be for long (I'm on
TWC and they've already eliminated all analog).

Getting the HDHR Prime probably wouldn't help you.  As they move the
channels to digital they're setting it to copy-once, which means the
Prime won't be able to send them to your MythTV box.  It also means I
cannot export the streams off my Tivo.  :-)

I think there are a total of three channels on my entire Time Warner
feed which aren't copy-once, and I suspect it was a mistake that
caused those channels to be marked copy-freely.

>> Encryption sucks.  Blame your cable company.
>
>
> I definitely will. I don't think they'll give a hoot, but they're definitely
> to blame for this mess, in my view.

Nope, they won't care.  Obviously things will get better though once
Comcast acquires them.  /sarcasm.

Devin

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